India, April 3 -- Fernando Mendoza was warned. The 22-year-old Heisman Trophy winner, who is expected to join the Las Vegas Raiders as the No 1 pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, might have to start his rookie season on the bench. This comes as veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins agreed to a five-year, $172 million contract with the team.

Now, a clip of Cousins' stance on rookie quarterbacks has emerged, and it is not something Mendoza will enjoy listening to. The former Vikings and Falcons QB had appeared with the Clark of This is Football! podcast only to say:"Well, I do think that there was a time when Aaron Rodgers got drafted and sat for three years. Carson Palmer got drafted and sat for a year. There have been teams that have said that was t...